Support Practitioner

**Support Practitioner**

**Churches of Christ, Children, Youth & Families, Arana Hills**

**Permanent Full-Time Opportunity**

**Imagine a career with Churches of Christ**

Established in 1930, We are one of Australia's largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations. Active in the areas of family services; community housing; retirement living; home care; and residential aged care services, we provide care and compassion to vulnerable people at different stages of their life journey. With over 200 Services in more than 100 communities, we positively impact around 45,000 lives a year.

**Employee Benefits**:
As a not-for-profit?entity, our employees can package up to?$18,549 p.a.?of their taxable income before your income tax is calculated. Up to $15,900 p.a. on everyday expenses (such as mortgage payments, rent, groceries, bills and insurance) plus up to $2,649 p.a. on meal/entertainment benefits.

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By being such a large organisation, we are also able to offer a range of compelling benefits. Including but not limited to:

- Salary-packaging benefits to increase your take home pay,
- Five (5) weeks of annual leave and the ability to purchase more;
- Discounts through our large network of retail partners including:

- JB Hi-Fi,
- The Good Guys,
- Goodlife Health Clubs,
- Bupa Health,
- Plus many more,
- This position offers the additional benefit of a personal day off (PDO).

**About this role**

Here at Churches of Christ, we help thousands of Queensland families to become happier, safer, healthier and stronger through our various support services. Currently, there is an opportunity for you to become a part of this initiative. Reporting to our Team Leader, you will utilise previous skills and demonstrated experience in the provision of care services to children, young people and their families, to deliver:

- Carer recruitment, training and assessments, in addition to delivering information sessions and pre-service training for prospective carers;
- Key community support services to negotiate family support plans and undertake placement coordination activities;
- A range of assessment, crisis intervention, short-term intervention skills and therapeutic approaches to provide both therapeutic and practical support services to children, young people, carers and families.

**What you can bring to the team**

You are passionate about the welfare of children and achieving the absolute best outcomes for them. You will have the ability to easily establish and build rapport with people, in addition to being a naturally caring and positive individual.

This is a role working with people and as such, you should really thrive on those daily interactions. With excellent communication skills, you are capable of liaising comfortably with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

To be suitable for the position, ideally you have:

- Degree qualification in social work, psychology, social sciences or a related discipline;
- Minimum two years’ experience in the provision of care services to children, young people and their families in statutory care;
- Applied knowledge and understanding of child protection and out-of-home care frameworks.

Possess or willingness to obtain;
- National Police Check,
- Working with Children (Blue Card)
- Licensed Care Service (Child Protection).
- Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: _**_Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety._**

**To apply**Applications will be assessed as they are received.